Power outages in Brighton, Ma.

Lets blame Irene, or NStar I don't know since there isn't an NSTAR website with
up to the minute updates, something that tells us why there are so many of us without power, after all Irene is a tropical storm,  has been for hours.
We lost power at 11:52 here in Oak Square, when did you?

The lines aren't down here which in itself is amazing, the swing dangling Squirrel roadways into your home are always a concern, we should have all these ugly lines that serve us well up on poles when buried would be best, would they not?
Brookline has the right idea, they and many cities.

Last I heard there are 41,000 clients without electricity, I found another site said 15,000 which is true?

I've also heard thanks to my beau in England via ichat (my power is out, I'm  posted this  via my USP which is a wonderful thing...)

A bon-fide landline rotary telephone comes in handy in this situation.
Lucky Irene has turned into a tropical storm, what's brewing next (not my tea) Jose.

Whitey Bulger had a good run...

Memories of Whitey Bulger

Mass Pike.

Boston Bruins win the Cup

Photo; All rights reserved © 2011 M'sheArt2

Dan Shaughnessy is a Globe columnist. and he asked this of the 23 year rookie Marchand;

"How could he possibly know what this moment is like for longtime Bruins fans?

How could any of the champion Bruins know?"

They may know because they played their little hearts out and they WON it!
Not like Canadians as an Atlantic article puffed about, rather just like the Bruins.


 the Bruins flew were suppose to fly  into Hanscom , ( they thought they'd lose me thinks) but the did not, they flew into Logan as they did back in 1972 and this fan was there... Do you want to see my B patch :D


The cheers last night reached up into our second floor living room spilling in, from the streets of Boston; I especially liked the guy that chanted Go Bruins, go Bruins, in a very tired but enthusiastic tune and they had already won... we're so proud of our B's.

It's be nice if the analysts, columnists, & wanna bees didn't try to steal the thunder.

Ah screw em.


Well predicated Pengy!

MONSterAnto

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Oak Square's YMCA

Once upon a time in Oak Square, in October of 1943 to be exact,  Smith's Market  stood at this very location.

A gas station followed, and was razed for the YMCA.



I wish I could go back, just for a day and photograph everything  my eyes desired, share it with you, wouldn't that be wonderful ! ?

Oh I think it would be grand to walk the streets of an earlier time in space.

Walk on dirty instead of concrete, less people, less cars, more space.



I'm so very appreciative of the archives from the Brighton Allston Historical Society, it would be great to have had a couple more perspectives, the image in the link is facing west to Washington St.,  one of the roads to Newton Watertown,  and the Mass. Pike,  which  was not yet craved out in 1943,

it was perhaps a thought in a mind or two.



I'm not a spring chicken by any means, still,  I must keep in mind that the Cameras of 1943 weren't wasn't as easy peasy as todays cameras.



The digital age makes it so inexpensive to shoot to one's heart's content, this I'm extremely grateful !

What a crock

Insulation should be Cheap

How did we get this belief? Homes are definitely not cheap. Energy is no longer cheap and won't be for at least 50 years.
 Why do we expect the very things that control and contain this energy in our homes and buildings to be cheap?

http://www.sprayfoamdirect.com/applications/8mistakes.php


Hmm interesting concept -  so just because homes are expensive (not in every state bubb) insulation should be expensive as well, come on folks, it's fiberglass, Styrofoam, aluminum & bubble paper or paper pulp being blown into the attic and floors.